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[sunnydalealum]

Her duffelbag is heavier than it should be, as she moves out through the AirTrain lobby and onto the street. She feels slower than before. Weaker.

She feels light enough to spread her arms and soar up into the sky.

The number's still in her cellphone's immediate memory; it's the last number she called.



"Hello?"

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[nomorekaraoke]

"Ooh, now I'm the 'Boss' all of a sudden." He winks, trying very hard to suppress another grin. Okay, no, he isn't, but he'd like to think he is.

"Let's see, it's little over two weeks from now, as a matter of factoid."

[sunnydalealum]

"Anything you need me to do between now and then?"

[nomorekaraoke]

Well, if she wants to play it that way. "I need you to go have a look at the new venue, talk to the owner, make sure all the papers are in order. You know the drill. We start set up on Monday next week if everything checks out. You'll have the check list by tomorrow morning."

[sunnydalealum]

She takes a deep breath, but she's smiling. "Right," she says.

Back to work; back to life. You're real again.

[nomorekaraoke]

"Right."

Brown eyes glancing at her cup, now empty. "Ready?"

[sunnydalealum]

"Yeah."

Beth pushes back her chair, and stands up.

"I think I am."